Heartland Express, Inc. v. Terry

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

The decisive issue in this workers’ compensation proceeding is whether the Industrial Commissioner had subject matter jurisdiction over the claimant’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits and his claim for alternate medical care. Because we conclude such jurisdiction was lacking, we affirm a district court ruling reversing the commissioner’s award of benefits. We vacate another district court ruling affirming the commissioner’s award of alternate medical care.

I. Facts.

On February 2, 1994, George T. Terry, a Georgia resident, saw a newspaper advertisement in the…